Got A MECCA Gift Card? Spend It Like a Beauty Editor

From the day you first heard the words ‘cleanse, tone and moisturise’, you’ve been hooked on skincare. For the Melbourne-based (or visiting), we recommend booking into our MECCA Bourke Street-exclusive skin clinic, MECCA Aesthetica. With an impressive menu of advanced treatments and exclusive cosmeceutical brands, including Biologique Recherche, ZO Skin Health and UltraMD by Ultraceuticals, there’s never been a better time to take your skin to the next level.* 

For the product-obsessed, seize the chance to try MECCA’s most wanted: Tatcha’s The Dewy Skin Cream, with a blend of Japanese superfoods for seriously radiant results, luxury French pharmacy staple, Mimétique Skin Cloud Nourishing Cleansing Balm, for glowing skin from step 1, or perhaps the little blue bottle on shelves across the globe, Augustinus Bader’s game-changing The Rich Cream. The ultimate option? The three-minute skin transformer from New York’s top dermatologist, Dr. Dennis Gross DRx SpectraLite™ FaceWare Pro. 

*Please note: MECCA Aesthetica booking fees are not redeemable for product. 

If your blush collection seems to quadruple every year, your MECCA.com wishlist is constantly growing and your lip combo changes more often than your outfit – you’re in the right place!  

A Gift Card is the perfect excuse to splurge on that special something you’ve been eyeing off, and Victoria Beckham Beauty is where we’d start. The Satin Kajal Liner is the eyeliner of all eyeliners, delivering that smoky, defined eye VB is known for. A luxury version of a staple always feels a little fancy, so try Posh Balm – it feels like a treat to apply and leaves lips soft, plump and supple. Alternatively, you can never have too many Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balms, while the Westman Atelier Baby Cheeks Blush Stick is both a savvy and indulgent choice; this skincare-powered flush melts into skin and a little goes a very long way.  

There’s always room for a new scent! Our ultimate library of fragrance, MECCA Perfumeria, is the place (online, in-store, or better yet, at MECCA Bourke Street) to embark on the ultimate scent journey. The first thing to ask yourself is: what do you want to smell like?  

Coastal cliffs, a salty breeze, a scoop of fior de latte gelato? DedCool’s Mineral Milk EDP is a daydream bottled – we like to spritz this to help us through a 3pm slump.  

For the gourmand lovers dreaming of dessert, enter Ellis Brooklyn’s Queens Caramel EDP – it’s like crème brûlée eaten in bed at a five-star hotel. Or perhaps your taste is more Turkish delight and roasted chestnuts, served on a silk pillow designed by Dries Van Noten? Forget love at first spritz – Soie Malaquais EDP will spoil you for anything else.   

If you’d like to smell like no-one else, turn to Glossier’s cult shape-shifting scent Glossier You EDP, which melds to the wearer and smells different on everyone (editor’s tip: the new You Soie EDP is the irresistible ‘warm skin on the beach’ version!). Then there’s Escentric Molecules Molecule 01; based on the single note Iso E Super, you won’t smell it, but others absolutely will.